Bucknell Brigade seeks clinic donations

December 05, 2006

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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Two delegations of Bucknell students and faculty who will travel to Nueva Vida, Nicaragua, in January and March are seeking donations of medical supplies to sustain the free health clinic there.

Nueva Vida is a resettlement community of 15,000 people who lost their homes and livelihoods to Hurricane Mitch in 1998. A volunteer project begun as a student initiative, the Bucknell Brigade – comprising Bucknell faculty, staff, students, parents and friends – has worked for the past nine years to rebuild Nueva Vida with two educational service projects each year. Past projects have included community buildings and a medical clinic.

Donations due Jan. 5

Because the volunteers will leave for Nicaragua Monday, Jan. 8, donations must be received by Jan. 5. The Brigade is seeking three types of donations: over-the-counter (OTC) medical supplies; prescription and special needs medical supplies; and monetary donations.

Donations of OTC supplies may be delivered to Ian Oliver, University Chaplain, at Rooke Chapel; to Janice Butler, director, Office of Service-Learning, at 121 Taylor Hall; or in collection boxes in the upper and lower levels of the Elaine Langone Center.

Medical supplies, especially prescription supplies or pharmaceutical samples, should be delivered to Dr. Donald Stechschulte, director of the Bucknell Student Health Services. Stechschulte will accompany the Brigade in January and March.

Questions about donations to the Bucknell Brigade project may be sent to Dr. Stechschulte at 577-1401 or dstechsc@bucknell.edu; to Rev. Oliver at 577-1592 or oliver@bucknell.edu. Or see http://www.bucknell.edu/BucknellBrigade.xml

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